Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Projecting financials is a natural extension of the homework every entrepreneur needs to do on customer opportunity size, product costs, pricing, competition and customer value. Check competitor numbers and industry average statistics to get you in the right range. Calculate investment amounts and timing.

Startup 116

Startup Pricing Sales Statistics 116

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

Statistics also show that building loyalty and retaining current customers is 3 to 10 times cheaper than acquiring new customers. As your business grows, it’s easy to lose your focus on customer service, or take away the empowerment and accountability of key personnel. Customers say it takes ten good experiences to make up for one bad one.

Customer 104

Customer Custom Startup Competition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit. One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app.

Develop 138

Develop Development Platform Mobile 138

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The solution is to establish and maintain a culture and processes that don’t view change as a discrete event to be spotted and managed, but as an ongoing opportunity to improve competitiveness. If your people and your startup do not change, statistics say you won’t survive. In summary, change will happen. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 116

Startup Training Statistics Summary 116

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. If you are a person who likes stability and control, or if you prefer when things go as planned, the roller-coaster ride of a new business may not be right for you.

Entrepreneur 169

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 169

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Nearly $50 billion is being spent annually on direct mail, according to statistics , and the amount has been increasing each year. Some consider direct mail very expensive or dead as a lead-generation tool. Yet it is more alive than ever before. Cold calling. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan?

Marketing 114

Marketing Invest Social Media SEM 114

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Based on statistical data , it typically takes eight months for a newly hired employee to reach full productivity, and that doesn’t include hiring. Integrating the analytics of people management with business results is key to driving a winning strategy and long-term sustainability in today’s competitive and rapidly changing environment.

Tool 121

Tool Statistics Entrepreneur Metrics 121

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 135

Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2023

I recommend that you use every vehicle at your disposal, including email and public statistics, to clarify the worst case. Don’t demotivate people by setting expectations too high, or become non-competitive by accepting complacency. Avoid being misled by flawed decision frameworks.

Help 94

Help Framework Statistics Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics , despite top positioning, only a quarter of sites selected comes from paid search. Thus I recommend that you stick with organic search, and use SEO to raise your ranking. Campaign setup and ad copy writing. Tracking and performance reporting.

PPC 154

PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2023

Write all goals in the future tense, be as specific as possible, and make an effort to raise each goal one level higher to set you above your competition. Statistics have shown that only three percent of the population have well-defined, clear written goals. Establish a clear visual picture of each goal.

Writing 92

Writing Ideas Startup Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2020

The pace of change to stay competitive in business today continues to increase. In addition, even a small sample size shows statistically valid results for large changes. Even big changes, like a new business model, can have few elements and be validated by an experiment. Changing too many factors at once is never a smart risk.

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Sample Customer Custom Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

These things are clearly good for morale, but its not so clear that they translate into a competitive advantage. Feelings are known to statistically produce the biggest impact on future performance, as well as morale. They are still looking for key leadership feedback that culture is driving their business.

Competition 76

Competition Coach Case Study Statistics 76

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

I recall that the board of one of my companies sat through an extended meeting just eight months after receiving a significant eight figure VC cash injection, reviewing income statements, budgets, sales statistics, Internet customer trends, and more. We discussed these with management thoroughly for a total of four hours.

News 120

News Statistics Resource Sales 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. You can’t have it all, just like your startup can’t be all things to all customers.

Startup 130

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 130

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you don’t have a destination, don’t waste your money trying to get there, and don’t expect anyone to support you along the way Projecting financials is a natural extension of the homework every entrepreneur needs to do on customer opportunity size, product costs, pricing, competition and customer value.

Startup 147

Startup Pricing Sales Statistics 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths. Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Nearly $50 billion is being spent annually on direct mail, according to statistics , and the amount has been increasing each year. Some consider direct mail very expensive or dead as a lead-generation tool. Yet it is more alive than ever before. Cold calling. How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan?

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. To help companies make informed business decisions, we are building statistical models that show information at higher-than-the-platform level. The key takeaway? Editor’s note: The interview below has been edited for length and clarity.

Commerce 211

Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit. One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app.

Mobile 126

Mobile Develop Development Platform 126

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Write all goals in the future tense, be as specific as possible, and make an effort to raise each goal one level higher to set you above your competition. Statistics have shown that only three percent of the population have well-defined, clear written goals. Establish a clear visual picture of each goal.

Ideas 121

Ideas Writing Startup Entrepreneur 121

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has released traffic statistics for its LIVESTRONG.COM web site, its joint venture with cyclist Lance Armstrong, saying that the site now has more than 4 million monthly visits and over 650,000 registered members. The site, which launched in June, is focused on health, fitness, and related information.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Statistics Demand Sites 100

StartUp Beat

JULY 26, 2017

Broadband access in the US has come under both scrutiny and criticism recently with a lack of competition being blamed for sub-par services. As competition increases, consumers need to be aware of their options, which is why BroadbandNow has set up their comprehensive database of US broadband providers.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review Competition Statistics 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

The solution is to establish and maintain a culture and processes that don’t view change as a discrete event to be spotted and managed, but as an ongoing opportunity to improve competitiveness. If your people and your startup do not change, statistics say you won’t survive. In summary, change will happen. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 94

Startup Training Statistics Summary 94

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I look at the attributes that I feel are most important in a startup CEO: tenacity, street smarts, the mental flexibility to pivot, resiliency, leadership / inspiration, work ethic, attention to detail, competitiveness, decisiveness and integrity – I think these all fall into the 80% nature territory. Or at least 73.6%

Startup 289

Startup Statistics Entrepreneur Study 289

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Based on statistical data , it typically takes eight months for a newly hired employee to reach full productivity, and that doesn’t include hiring. Integrating the analytics of people management with business results is key to driving a winning strategy and long-term sustainability in today’s competitive and rapidly changing environment.

Metrics 98

Metrics Tool Statistics Entrepreneur 98

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Not long ago, the board of one of my companies sat through an extended meeting just eight months after receiving a significant eight figure VC cash injection, reviewing income statements, budgets, sales statistics, Internet customer trends, and more. We discussed these with management thoroughly for a total of four hours.

News 166

News Statistics Resource Sales 166

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths. Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Despite that apparent hunger, two scooter operators – Lyft and Spin – recently exited the Los Angeles area, blaming a lack of favorable regulations and too much competition, which apparently made it difficult to turn a profit. It’s so car dominated and hungry for alternatives to the automobile.”. So what if there are accidents?

Los Angeles 257

Los Angeles San Pedro Santa Monica Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. You can’t have it all, just like your startup can’t be all things to all customers.

Startup 97

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. It is understandable how and why HR managers would experience burn out and rely on subjective opinions instead of statistical data. Therefore, the HR managers spend less time reviewing and comparing applications.

Software Review 40

Software Review Statistics Technical Review Screening 40

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths. Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2019

I also see many successful entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson , who openly state, “I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.” Even though I’m a technologist, I believe the most competitive and most innovative businesses will always be run by people, not robots.

Examples 81

Examples Tool Statistics Tips 81

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths. Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This includes statistics on articles and profiles. Who is reading your article, where readers come from, and whether or not the readers are registered on exploreB2B are among some of the statistic specifics.). Competition? How unique are you from the competition? The first premium package was recently released.

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71